Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan
Jordan: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 1.73 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.73 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan peaked at 9.95 kilowatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.73 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.43 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 7.27 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9 kilowatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 6.97 kilowatt-hours | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5 kilowatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 9.95 kilowatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 7.78 kilowatt-hours | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 8.79 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 8.58 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.22 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.68 kilowatt-hours | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 7.91 kilowatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 6.26 kilowatt-hours | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 6.82 kilowatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.24 kilowatt-hours | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 4 kilowatt-hours | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 3.91 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.91 kilowatt-hours | -51.1% |
| 2019 | 1.87 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.84 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.81 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.78 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.75 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.73 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.73 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 268.46 kilowatt-hours, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.26 kilowatt-hours | 6.97 kilowatt-hours | 9.95 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 kilowatt-hours | 1.87 kilowatt-hours | 8.22 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 kilowatt-hours | 1.73 kilowatt-hours | 1.84 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 148 Bangladesh 3.7 kilowatt-hours compare
- 149 Denmark 3.33 kilowatt-hours compare
- 150 Netherlands 2.73 kilowatt-hours compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 1.33 kilowatt-hours compare
- 153 Tunisia 0.8098 kilowatt-hours compare
- 154 Algeria 0.4272 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Jordan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Jordan was 1.73 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Jordan ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.